Private Blogs: Permissions for Supermoderators

[djbaxter]

I have posted over at vBulletin.com but it keeps getting buried and Wayne doesn't seem to understand the issue: Question: How do I set permissions so member blogs are really private?

I have played with all combinations of permissions that might be related to blogs at

• AdminCP >> vBulletin Blog >> Blog Moderators
• AdminCP >> Usergroups >> Super Moderators --> various blog permissions
• AdminCP >> Forums & Moderators > Show All Moderators --> individual moderators permission

I can set it so that moderators and regular members can see ONLY their own blogs.

I can set it so that Super Moderators can see ALL blogs, public or private.

I can NOT set it so that moderators and regular members can see PUBLIC blogs but Not private blogs.

Originally Posted by Wayne Luke;n3969695

Aside from the Blog Moderators that you give permissions to, Users control who can view and cannot view their blogs. They do this by going to their User Control Panel by clicking Settings in the top right corner. Next they would click on "Blog" in the left navigation. Finally they would edit their privacy under Permissions and Privacy. If they want to set it so only people on their contact list can view and reply they can. That is about as private is it gets though.

No. Please read what I have written more carefully.

I have no blog moderators, only supermoderators.

1. I can set those supermoderators to be able to view blogs from other members, in which case they can view blogs even when the members has made the blog private and not given specific permission to the moderators to have access; OR

2. I can set it so supermoderators cannot view blogs from others, in which case they cannot even view public blogs.

I can find no combination that results in supermoderators being able to view public blogs but not private ones.

What you describe, Wayne, is logical and would be exactly the way I would expect it to work, BUT it simply does NOT work that way.


Any ideas? How can I accomplish this either with native vBulletin or with a customization.